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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To ask you all to listen to me moan and send me some vibes.

25 replies

ledkr · 07/11/2011 10:36

Baby hasnt slept for 3 nights,wont eat much,prefers to rub it into her hair and eyes.
Wont sleep for long in the day resulting in much moaning and more not eating.
Im still fat from pg and cant excercise cos so tired and soothe myself with food.
Baby having surgery next Wednesday and im scared.
Stupid prozac has stopped working or am i just tired?
Im always giving good advice on here can anyone give me some?
Im ok i just needed to tell someone Smile

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ledkr · 07/11/2011 10:37

How did i do that with the smiley?Good innit?

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HowlingBitch · 07/11/2011 10:52

Sounds like your having a really crap time OP. Get back to your GP and tell them you feel like the prozac have stopped working as they may need to up your dose for a while.

Why don't you get you and baby ready and wrapped up well and go for a small walk or even sit outside for a while? A little fresh air and staring at birds for a while can actually do wonders.

MrsUnassumingTroll · 07/11/2011 10:52

Oh ledkr I was just reading one of your posts on another thread (about your DP I think) over the weekend and thinking how positive you seemed! (I have lurked on many of your threads this year, also posted under other names)

Sorry to hear about the baby - what surgery is it?

Am also fat post-natally and not exercising. Cut yourself some slack on that front. At this time of year, getting colder/darker and Christmas on the way, no time to be starting a diet/exercise plan. I'm planning to start in the New Year, when everyone will be on a health kick, should be easier.

Take care x

whattodoo · 07/11/2011 12:55

Sounds absolutely exhausting! I really feel for you.
Maybe its the lack of sleep that's making you so low, not the prozac suddenly not working - can anyone give you a couple of hours of respite so you can catch a nap?

And baby going in for an op must be making you even more frazzled - I hope that its something relatively straightforward and baby will soon be better.
Have nothing better to say, sorry I can't be more useful!

ledkr · 07/11/2011 12:56

Blush at not following my own advice.
Thanks ive been to baby group and had abit of a chat and am leaving the house work to go to another in a bit.Baby has slept a bit and is currently eating lunch so maybe have abetter afternoon.

My dp is great and that makes me feel worse cos many dont have that support and cope better.

I know if i exercise i will feel better but i just dont have the energy with 5 hrs sleep Sad

The thing is i feel positive most of the time but seem to have meltdowns every now and then.

Baby is having cleft palate surgery which im dreading but my ds2 is also suffering form kidney failure at the moment so we have an info day tomorrow which at least gives me some baby free time.

I dont like to be moany cos there are so many worse off on here,i am in awe of them.

Thanks for taking the time.

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MrsUnassumingTroll · 07/11/2011 13:02

ledkr it sounds like you have it pretty rough at the moment. Be kind to yourself, let your DP look after you.

And keep us posted. We are here for you x

TopazMortmain · 07/11/2011 13:12

YANBU

offers large cup of tea and a biscuit

Sorry not to be more useful. Hope you feel better soon.

duvetdayplease · 07/11/2011 13:17

Oh, that sounds an awful lot on your plate! I am definitely sending you as many good vibes as poss. Looked at from here having a child needing surgery and another with a health prob is a lot of stress. Stress is very tiring even before the lack of sleep!

You take huge care, don;t do anything non-essential, see as many (helpful and kind) people as poss and pull in any favours you can.

Hope the surgery and the info day both go well.

ledkr · 07/11/2011 16:16

Thankyou lovely kind people.Everytime i look i see your posts and it cheers me up. I think i needed to admit i felt a bit crap tbh as i never normally do.

Dh is taking over tonight so that i can sleep all night Grin

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Happymm · 07/11/2011 16:21

Ledkr, wishing you a good night's sleep, and hope all seems a little brighter tomorrow.
Fingers crossed for surgery and info day.
Now go get an early night girl :o

whattodoo · 07/11/2011 16:29

Oh, bliss! Get yourself some clean sheets, fresh jim-jams, nice bedtime drink and a long warm bath before getting DP to tuck you in.
Have a lovely long sleep and hope all goes well tomorrow and Weds.

Proudnscary · 07/11/2011 16:36

Have a Brew and some soothing vibes from me, too.

ledkr · 07/11/2011 16:38
Smile
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GHAHSTLYGHOULYpants · 07/11/2011 16:39

Lovely, a full nights sleep, make sure you self medicate with a large glass of Wine as well.

It is no wonder you are feeling low if your little baby is needing surgery, that is such a worry-even though it will all be fine and is a routine thing-- still is is nerve shattering. You are doing brilliantly.

Sending you positive vibes and good lucky thoughts. Feel better and don't be so hard on yourself.

exaspomum · 07/11/2011 16:45

Please don't beat yourself up for having a bad day. You're doing really well and it's normal to feel down sometimes. Once your baby's cleft palate op is over you'll feel a huge sense of progress I'm sure. It's really hard to be cheerful when you're nackered. Best luck for everything.

ledkr · 07/11/2011 18:42

Thanks girls.Ive already had a large wine Grin dh is bathing baba and im off to bed in a bit hopefully.I think baby is teething as ive noticed a moan decrease when i give her some.

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MrsUnassumingTroll · 07/11/2011 18:44

Sleep well!

RalphGnu · 07/11/2011 18:47

Bloody hell ledkr, you must be worried sick and exhausted.

Big warm hugs and another Wine

HowlingBitch · 09/11/2011 23:18

Hope you're baby is doing well. I'm sure everything went perfectly.

My thoughts and love are with you!

HowlingBitch · 09/11/2011 23:21

Oh dear sorry, I see that it's next Wednesday. Sorry.

moreyear · 10/11/2011 05:33

That is such a lot to have to deal with. I hope you get to enjoy a relaxing wine an early night Best of luck for next week.

TheOldestCat · 10/11/2011 05:59

Hope you had a good niight's sleep, ledkr. And good luck for next week. Am sending you good vibes.

ZonkedOut · 10/11/2011 06:21

How old is your baby? My DD2 is now 7 1/2 months old, so I can sympathize with a lot of what you say. She has actually slept well this night, but has been snuffling, snoring and occasionally making noises like she's about to cry, so I haven't slept at all well.

Lack of sleep can affect you badly, and you don't even realise that it's doing so, or that that's the reason. Add worry about the op and about DD2 on top of that, not a fun time.

It will pass though. Once the op is out of the way, I hope you feel like a weight is lifted. The sleep may take more time, but it will come.

Try not to compare yourself to other people - that way lies madness. Plus, you have no idea how well they're really coping, just how well they let people think they are. Anyone can put on a veneer of coping well to show the outside world.

For the weight thing - if you really want to do something about it, make up your mind to do it. I've found that the first step is to decide to do it, and that the willpower that comes from the decision is the most important thing. If you're not ready yet, don't beat yourself up about it, you have enough on your plate.

I found myfitnesspal very useful, thanks to MN recommendations. Just the calorie counting bit helped me limit intake and cut down the comfort eating. I'm not exactly on a diet, I've just cut right down on the cake and chocolate I was eating (and letting myself get away with because I was BFing). I have a generous 2000 calories a day, and still manage to lose 1-2 lb a week, and am below my pre-DD2 weight, hoping to get down to my pre-DD1 weight by DD2's first birthday.

Sorry for the long post, but I hope it helps. Good luck!

ZonkedOut · 10/11/2011 06:22

Sorry, meant DS2 where it says DD2 - phone autocorrected it.

ledkr · 10/11/2011 09:30

Thanks everyone for you kind words.
The info day went well and was usefull to us,we even managed a laugh or two cos ds gf is so funny.
The cleft nurse rang yesterday and we talked about the op and what to expect and i felt better afterwards.
zonked she is 9 months,slept amazingly at first,12 hrs at 7 weeks but then from about 4 months not good.Im not bothered about getting up early just not when ive been woken in the night as well Hmm All the others were good sleepers so its abit of a shock. I just find that im so tired i have no energy to do anything else such as hobbies or seeing friends.
I lost some weight on sw but put it back on over half term my problem is being in the house so much and fancying little snacks as rewards when she is sleeping.
Have gall stones so defo stopped eating choc and fatty stuff. I have also stopped drinking wine untill xmas so hope that will have an effect.
Thanks again for the support.I will keep you posted.

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